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According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the "ShapeShift mysterious whale" has purchased 6,688 ETH in the past 8 hours, spending 12.78 million dollars. Currently, the whale holds 149,286 ETH, worth 277.59 million dollars, and may continue to buy more ETH.

Brazilian listed company OranjeBTC disclosed an increase of approximately $1.506 million to acquire 20 Bitcoins, with an average price of about $75,346, and repurchased 289,100 shares of OBTC3 during the period. Currently, OranjeBTC holds a total of 3,762 Bitcoins, with a total acquisition cost of approximately $395.33 million and an average price of about $105,085. The BTC yield year-to-date is 2.2%, and the BTC yield for the second quarter is 2.01%.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the over-the-counter trading whale 0xFB7 has once again purchased 20,000 ETH (40.48 million USD) from FalconX and sent 50 million USDT to Wintermute, possibly for continued purchases.This whale currently holds 143,906 ETH (317.6 million USD).

Cryptocurrency analyst Axel Adler Jr. stated that the inflow of BTC to trading platforms and the outflow of stablecoins from trading platforms simultaneously release a "risk aversion" signal, indicating that selling pressure in the market is increasing. Data shows that the net inflow of BTC to trading platforms over the past 30 days has shifted from an extreme net outflow of 300,000 BTC at the end of March to an inflow of 103,000 BTC, meaning more BTC is being reintroduced to trading platforms in preparation for sale. During the same period, the price of BTC dropped from $80,000 to $73,700.Meanwhile, stablecoins are flowing out of centralized trading platforms at a record pace. The average net flow of stablecoins over the past 30 days has shifted from an inflow of $164 million per day at the end of April to an outflow of $153 million per day. This indicates that the liquidity available for purchasing BTC in the market is decreasing. Axel Adler Jr. pointed out that when BTC flows into exchanges while stablecoins simultaneously flow out of trading platforms, it creates an unfavorable structure of "increased supply and decreased demand," which is a typical risk aversion market condition.He believes that if the net inflow of BTC continues to exceed +100,000 BTC, the market may face a deeper correction; while stable signals would include BTC turning back to a net outflow or stablecoins flowing back into trading platforms.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stated on Thursday that SpaceX has only agreed to lease the Colossus AI training data center cluster to Anthropic for six months, but he added that the agreement "has the potential" to be extended for several years. "SpaceX has not committed to leasing Colossus for many years, although that could indeed happen."Earlier this year, SpaceX reached an agreement with Anthropic, which pays $1.25 billion per month to use the computing power of the Colossus and Colossus II data center clusters located in Memphis, Tennessee, with the agreement valid until May 2029. SpaceX stated in regulatory filings last week that either party could terminate the agreement with 90 days' notice. The document did not mention the six-month lease agreement.Musk stated that the agreement is a 180-day lease contract, after which either party can terminate with 90 days' notice, "We won't put them in a bind and will provide a reasonable exit plan, but if computing resources become extremely tight, I have indicated that we may need to reclaim those resources at some point."According to SpaceX's IPO filing, the company's AI business unit generated $818 million in revenue for the quarter ending in March, with an operating loss of approximately $2.5 billion.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Governor Cook stated that the labor market is "basically stable," but downside risks are increasing.

According to CoinDesk, Mastercard Transaction Services (U.S.) LLC, a subsidiary of Mastercard, has been granted a BitLicense by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), allowing it to conduct digital asset-related business in the state. This approval is part of its strategy to build a blockchain-based payment and settlement infrastructure, focusing on stablecoins and tokenized deposits.The New York BitLicense requires licensed institutions to meet strict standards in areas such as capital, cybersecurity, compliance, and consumer protection. Mastercard stated that this license will support its layout in digital currencies such as stablecoins and tokenized deposits, while continuing to adhere to the compliance and operational standards of its global payment network, promoting the parallel development of traditional financial systems and blockchain payment tracks.

According to BBX data, yesterday (May 26), the largest publicly traded company holding Ethereum announced the latest SEC filing, with Strive's weekly increase of 1,109 coins maintaining a steady pace, and the SATA financing flywheel continuing to operate. The core dynamics are as follows:Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: $BMNR) submitted Form 8-K to the SEC on May 26, disclosing that as of that date, the company's ETH holdings reached 5.39 million coins (accounting for 4.47% of the total ETH circulation, with a target of 5%, currently completed 89%), with a total of approximately $12.3 billion in combined crypto assets, cash, and strategic equity investments; among which 4,712,917 ETH has been staked (valued at approximately $10.1 billion at $2,134 per coin), with a 7-day staking annualized yield of 2.75%, and an estimated annualized income of approximately $276 million based on full staking; the company's self-operated validation node platform MAVAN has also opened staking services to external institutions. Chairman Tom Lee pointed out in a statement that if the ETH closing price in May is above $2,100, it will be the first time there has been a positive monthly close for three consecutive months, "which has never happened in a crypto bear market." The average daily trading volume of $BMNR over the past 5 days is approximately $572 million, making it the 193rd most actively traded stock in the U.S.Strive, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASST) disclosed in its 8-K on May 26 the asset changes from May 18-22: BTC holdings increased from 15,391 coins to 16,500 coins (a net increase of 1,109 coins), cash increased from $87.3M to $93.3M (+$6M), and STRC holdings increased from $49.8M to $50.1M; during the same period, Class A common stock increased by approximately 2.23 million shares (conversion of SATA preferred stock), and the total amount of SATA preferred stock increased by approximately 515,000 shares. Strive uses the issuance of SATA preferred stock as its main financing tool, continuing the systematic accumulation of BTC; the BTC yield from 2026 to date is approximately 18.4% (as of May 19).

According to CoinDesk, Coinbase's Head of European Policy Katie Harries stated that Coinbase is not worried about large Wall Street institutions and traditional financial institutions increasing their participation in the cryptocurrency space, claiming that the crypto industry has a community foundation that traditional financial institutions cannot replicate.She mentioned that the advocacy group Stand With Crypto has over 3.7 million members globally, and members have made over 2.5 million contacts with lawmakers. Katie Harries also stated that cryptocurrency voters have become a long-term force in the global political landscape, and policymakers should expedite the development of a coordinated and reasonable cryptocurrency regulatory framework.

According to data from the Ministry of Finance of El Salvador, El Salvador has accumulated an additional 8 Bitcoins in the past 7 days, bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to 7,661.37, valued at over 588 million USD.

The European Central Bank (ECB) rejected the proposal to relax regulations on euro stablecoins, believing that such measures are too risky and could undermine financial stability and the transmission of monetary policy.Bruegel suggested at the informal meeting of EU finance ministers held in Nicosia, Cyprus, that liquidity requirements for stablecoin issuers should be lowered and that they should be allowed to access ECB funding support when necessary to combat a market dominated by dollar stablecoins and to avoid "digital dollarization." However, officials, including central bank president Lagarde, strongly opposed this, arguing that stablecoins could destabilize bank deposits, increase banks' funding costs, weaken lending capacity, and interfere with interest rate control.Although some finance ministers had mixed feelings about the proposal, several central bank officials questioned the idea of making the ECB the "lender of last resort" for stablecoin issuers. The EU is currently implementing strict regulations on stablecoins under the MiCAR framework, while the GENIUS Act passed in the U.S. in 2025 adopts more lenient rules. Currently, euro stablecoins account for only 0.3% of the global stablecoin supply, while Europe is advancing the digital euro project to enhance payment sovereignty.

According to a report by Reuters, the European Central Bank opposed the proposal to promote more euro stablecoins at the EU finance ministers' meeting, arguing that relaxing liquidity requirements for stablecoin issuers, or even allowing them access to financing from the European Central Bank, could undermine the stability of bank deposits, suppress bank lending, and increase the difficulty of interest rate regulation.The proposal was put forward by Bruegel in the meeting documents, aiming to expand the market currently dominated by dollar stablecoins. European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has previously expressed a cautious attitude towards euro stablecoins and has shown more support for tokenized commercial bank deposit schemes.The report also stated that the EU is reviewing the MiCA, which will take effect in 2024, while the U.S. will pass the more lenient GENIUS Act in 2025.

According to the latest Q1 13F filing released by Bank of America (BofA), its holdings in cryptocurrency ETFs and related concept stocks in the first quarter totaled nearly $53 million.BlackRock (IBIT) is its largest single cryptocurrency ETF holding, valued at approximately $37 million. It holds a total of 972,590 shares, showing significant continued inflow compared to 719,008 shares in the previous quarter; Bitwise (BITB) has a holding valued at approximately $7.98 million; Grayscale Mini Fund has a holding valued at approximately $3.32 million; Fidelity (FBTC) has a holding valued at approximately $1.71 million. Additionally, there are small allocations to Grayscale GBTC, VanEck HODL, and Ark 21Shares (ARKB) products. At the same time, it has significantly reduced its holdings in Ethereum ETFs, currently retaining only 67,492 shares of BlackRock Ethereum ETF (ETHA), with a total value of approximately $1,060,000; it has cut its exposure to Solana ETFs. The XRP ETF remains at its original size, currently holding 13,000 shares of Volatility Shares XRP ETF.Meanwhile, Bank of America also holds approximately 3,960,000 shares of Strategy (MSTR), valued at about $660 million.

According to Businesswire, the U.S. publicly listed Bitcoin treasury company DDC Enterprise Limited announced an increase of 200 Bitcoins, bringing its total holdings to 2,583. The average purchase cost for this transaction was approximately $79,496 per coin.The company stated that this increase did not involve the issuance of new shares, and under non-diluted equity conditions, the Bitcoin holding per 1,000 shares increased by 8.4% to 0.0543 BTC. Year-to-date, the BTC return has reached 36.6%, and its current scale places it among the top 30 publicly listed companies in terms of Bitcoin holdings globally.

According to The Block, Bitcoin fell below $78,000 on Thursday, with growing concerns in the market about the momentum for a subsequent rebound. Data shows that Bitcoin spot ETFs have seen a net outflow of funds for four consecutive trading days, while the liquidation of approximately $584 million in long positions earlier this week continues to suppress market risk appetite. Analysts believe that before on-chain spot demand recovers, BTC will still struggle to effectively hold above $80,000 in the short term.Glassnode analysis points out that Bitcoin's spot CVD (Cumulative Volume Delta) has been negative for nine consecutive trading days, marking the longest net selling period since 2026. When Bitcoin previously rebounded to $82,000, it briefly reclaimed the key level of $78,300, the "real market average," but has now fallen below it again. Historical cycles show that BTC typically needs to consolidate in this area for several weeks to months to confirm a switch in the bull-bear structure.

According to Globenewswire, cryptocurrency wallet provider Exodus Movement released its operational data report for April. After selling over a thousand Bitcoin reserves in the first quarter to fund the acquisition of a payment business, the company resumed increasing its holdings of BTC, ETH, and SOL in April, with positions growing compared to the end of March. It currently holds 629 BTC, 1,872 ETH, and 19,234 SOL.In addition, Exodus's transaction processing volume in April reached $347 million, with monthly active users remaining at 1.5 million, essentially unchanged from March.

According to the updated information on the official website of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, NewBX Limited's digital asset trading platform Bixin has obtained a license to operate a virtual asset trading platform. The institution is authorized to conduct regulated activities under Type 1 (securities trading) and Type 7 (providing automated trading services). It has also been licensed under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance to operate a virtual asset trading platform.As of now, the number of licensed virtual asset trading platforms in Hong Kong has increased to 13, with 6 applicants for virtual asset trading platforms.